While attending the University of Hartford, Julie worked as an intern for Upper Albany Main Street MDC Clean Water Project. She was recently promoted to Assistant Project Manager at Diggs Construction.
Category: Clean Water Project
Baltazar Contractors Excavating Sigourney Street.
Across the MDC’s sewer system, more than one billion gallons of a mix of storm water and sewage overflow into the Connecticut River, and eventually into Long Island Sound, annually. Other than the fact that this pollution is unhealthy, regulatory changes stipulate that these overflows violate the Clean Water Act.
Most sewer systems in the Northeast, including the Greater Hartford Region, face similar issues of sewer overflows. Consequently, the MDC was issued a federal consent decree from the EPA and a consent order from the Connecticut DEP, which required the District to develop a a Long-Term Control Plan for the abatement of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), (sewage overflows from pipes that carry both sewage and stormwater), and eliminatation of Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs), (overflows caused by either insufficient capacity and/or excessive inflow and infiltration of storm water into the sewer system).
As a response to the government mandate, the MDC developed the Clean Water Project.
Excavation work – Sigourney Street, Hartford, CT
Outreach Meeting 22 July 2011
The MDC – 2010 – A Year of Progress
Clean Water Project Stakeholders Feedback Meeting
Construction activity for the Metropolitan District’s (MDC) Clean Water Project will be starting
again this spring in the Upper Albany area of Hartford. Due to the number of projects taking
place in close proximity to one another, traffic patterns – including detours, delays and street
closures – will be carefully planned in advance to minimize the impact on residents and
businesses while allowing the construction work to progress.
WE NEED YOUR INPUT TO ENSURE THIS PROGRAM WILL WORK FOR YOU. Please join us to
provide your feedback and learn how you can stay informed during this construction season.
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011
Time: 9:00 AM Presentation
Light refreshments served
Location: Community Health Services
500 Albany Ave, Hartford
MDC Informational Meeting 9/29
Project Imperils Shops – Rick Green’s Courant Article
Rick Green published an article in this morning’s Hartford Courant that hit home with many of the local businesses in Upper Albany. Many thanks go out to Rick for being so concerned with the well being of our neighborhood!
Doghouse Sewer Manhole Installation at Sigourney Street
Baltazar completed an interesting installation at Sigourney Street and Albany Ave, and here are photos of how it looked!
MDC Helping the Community
MDC responded to requests to clean a clogged catch basin by dispatching a large vacuum truck to clear the debris. The catch basin had been clogged for a long while beforehand.
Albany Avenue 1-A Connection
Baltazar is hard at work continuing the installation of soldier piles and retaining walls to shore the underground utilities. Connecting as 12″ ductile iron pipe from Burton Street to Albany Avenue where there is a 24″ sewer main pipe.
CNG finishing up on Burton Street
CNG was hard at work today as well with their High Pressure Lines on Burton Street. There are some beautiful gardens, and CNG is being extra careful working around them.
May 10th, a Busy Day for Construction on the Avenue
